IdahoRob
Comp Diesel Sponsor
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I see they have one race scheduled for the eastern region of the US. So much for the "National" HRDA.
Does the Outlaw series keep the NHRDA from having events out here or am I missing something?
I really appreciate the safety aspect of 1/8 mile as the top speed is slower and safer for these heavy trucks, and Rob is one of the few that seem to appreciate the magnitude of the physics involved that would be devastating if there were a crash at top speed by a 5000-pound truck... Rob is also one of the few that I have seen with a beefy 2-inch diameter .120 wall cage that will be more likely to hold up in a high speed crash than some of these 1.5-inch .065 and .085 wall cages that I have seen. I think it would be great for the sanctioning bodies to address this before someone gets seriously injured or killed in a truck that was "fully caged" but folded up in an impact at well over 100 MPH with a 5-6000-pound truck...
But one thing I don't understand is the assumption that people keep repeating that there will be less breakage and downtime for cleanup with 1/8 mile as apposed to 1/4 mile... How many guys break down between the 1/8 and 1/4??? Seems that most of the breakage and oil downs that I see while shooting diesel events happens between the water box and 330-500 feet. At NHRDA events do a lot of trucks break past the 660???
I think the requirement for an engine and transmission diaper/containment device will be MUCH better at speeding up cleanup than going to 1/8 mile...
You don't think locked up in over drive isn't the highest stress level?
Great move, now maybe the diesel crowd will learn to get one to 60ft. 1/8 mile index is a riot, no make up room for those trucks that can just backhalf, Got to cut a competitive light and 60ft
Very poor turnouts and lots of weather issues is the reason they quit going
There’s a couple trucks cutting some really good 60ft times now, but they will get better now.
Thanks for the reply. It is somewhat disappointing to see the stands at any diesel drag racing event.
I'm curious if the NHRA has considered adding a couple diesel classes in the sportsman category?
When we had Bodacious at any drag strip, I realized that a large percentage of folks really don't know about diesel performance. Yep, even with todays tech and advertising, etc...
...and that goes for triple at the mud races. I believe diesel motorsports is still, somehow, in its infancy.
Prior to the NHRDA event scheduled for KY next year, the last NHRDA event east of the Mississippi was in Indy in 2014. The ODSS was formed over the Winter and Fleece sponsored the ODSS race at Indy in 2015. Turn out sucked... But, it was also the same weekend as the NHRDA event in St Louis that year.
Randy (NHRDA) couldn't get the following to really support the series east of the Mississippi. The big events like Scheid and TS were really all that existed for the longest in time (as Thunder in Muncie cam, went and came back).
Prior to the NHRDA event scheduled for KY next year, the last NHRDA event east of the Mississippi was in Indy in 2014. The ODSS was formed over the Winter and Fleece sponsored the ODSS race at Indy in 2015. Turn out sucked... But, it was also the same weekend as the NHRDA event in St Louis that year.
Randy (NHRDA) couldn't get the following to really support the series east of the Mississippi. The big events like Scheid and TS were really all that existed for the longest in time (as Thunder in Muncie cam, went and came back).